Gloss
joy, rejoicing, happiness, gladness
Forms of the word
Dictionary
χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ
Greek transliteration
chara
Simplified transliteration
chara
Numbers
Strong's number
5479
GK Number
5915
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
59
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
, Mt. 2:10; 13:20, 44; 28:8; meton,
Greek-English Concordance for χαρά
| Acts 15:3 | So being sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria, narrating in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy (charan | χαράν | acc sg fem) to all the brothers. |
| Romans 14:17 | For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy (chara | χαρά | nom sg fem) in the Holy Spirit. |
| Romans 15:13 | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem) and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| Romans 15:32 | so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy (chara | χαρᾷ | dat sg fem) and be refreshed in your company. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:24 | Not that we are ruling over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem); for by faith you have stood firm. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:3 | And I wrote this very thing so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice, having confidence in you all that my joy (chara | χαρά | nom sg fem) would be the joy of you all. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:4 | I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy (chara | χαρᾷ | dat sg fem) in all our distress. |
| 2 Corinthians 7:13 | Because of this we are encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced more than ever at the joy (chara | χαρᾷ | dat sg fem) of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:2 | how that in a severe test of affliction, the fullness of their joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem) and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the richness of their generosity. |
| Galatians 5:22 | By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy (chara | χαρά | nom sg fem), peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, |
| Philippians 1:4 | Always in every prayer of mine for all of you I pray with joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem), |
| Philippians 1:25 | So, convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy (charan | χαράν | acc sg fem) in the faith, |
| Philippians 2:2 | make my joy (charan | χαράν | acc sg fem) complete by being like-minded, having the same love, united in spirit, with a single purpose. |
| Philippians 2:29 | Therefore welcome him in the Lord with great joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem), and hold such men in honor, |
| Philippians 4:1 | Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy (chara | χαρά | voc sg fem) and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my dear friends! |
| Colossians 1:11 | being strengthened with all power being strengthened according to his glorious might, glorious his for the display of all endurance and patience; while joyfully |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:6 | And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you accepted the word in the midst of much affliction, with the joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem) of the Holy Spirit. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:19 | For what is our hope, or joy (chara | χαρά | nom sg fem), or crown of rejoicing before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not indeed you? |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:20 | Yes, you are our glory and joy! (chara | χαρά | nom sg fem) |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:9 | For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy (chara | χαρᾷ | dat sg fem) with which we rejoice before our God because of you? |
| 2 Timothy 1:4 | yearning to see you, remembering your tears, so that I may be filled with joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem), |
| Philemon 1:7 | For I have derived much joy (charan | χαράν | acc sg fem) and encouragement from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you. |
| Hebrews 10:34 | for in fact you shared the sufferings of those in prison, and with joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem) accepted the confiscation of your belongings, since you knew that you yourselves had a better and lasting possession. |
| Hebrews 12:2 | fixing our gaze upon Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who rather than the joy (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem) set before him endured a cross, disregarding its shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. |
| Hebrews 12:11 | All discipline at the time seems not to be pleasant (charas | χαρᾶς | gen sg fem), but painful; but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. |
